How to Use turn to in a Sentence

turn to

verb
Definition of turn tonext
  • Place the flour in a shallow dish, add the chicken and turn to coat both sides.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The pair turned to the south, pointing the stern to the waves, and went below deck to rethink their search grid.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
  • On the final day of practice this week, Nix got his turn to run with the starters.
    — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 24 May 2024
  • By the time the fleet turned to race back, the crews were trying to keep up with seaweed that slid past them in the tide.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • Force then seems to have avoided hitting the wall by turning to the left.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
  • The world’s attention turned to Gaza during the early days of the war.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The planners' attention then turned to the Siloam Springs site.
    — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Not long after my last breakup, at lunch with friends, talk turned to my love life.
    — Maya Singer, Vogue, 12 July 2023
  • Or the craziest thing, which is to ask them to turn to their neighbor and say hi.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • For her part, Naturale shares the hope that people will turn to 988 in times of need.
    — Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • There is a slight chance of snow Tuesday before 10 a.m. that could turn to rain later in the day.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
  • If the leather gets cut or torn, turn to a professional for help.
    — Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Homes turned to mounds of dust and protruding rebar in the villages of Moulay Brahim and Amizmiz.
    — Joe Snell, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
  • When the poisoning failed, Green turned to his friend to plot the death of his girlfriend and child, police said.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 26 June 2024
  • Its greatest triumph here was the turn to peace with Moscow.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • That doesn’t mean that young voters or voters of color are ready to turn to Trump.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • On a darker flip side, many Black women turn to these styles as a means to hide a part of themselves.
    — Annie Blay, Allure, 10 July 2024
  • The researcher and theft victim next turned to crime forums on the dark web and YouTube videos discussing how to steal cars.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Outdoors, turn to wood walls or pieces of sturdy trellis for a bonus area to hang planters, string lights, and more.
    — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In the last few years, more youth have had to turn to communities online.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The top priority turned to fixing the kinds of quality gaffes that caused the blowout heard round the world.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
  • This mining boom has also led many to turn to the industry for work.
    — Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Those looking for a fright on their wedding day are turning to a spot that Stephen King knows quite well.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • New York City is not alone turning to drones to patrol its waters.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 July 2024
  • Many cities have Christmas tree recycling programs in which the trees are chipped and turned to mulch.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • New York City isn't alone turning to drones to patrol its waters.
    — CBS News, 12 July 2024
  • Each person gets a turn to unwrap it while wearing oven mitts.
    — WSJ, 26 Dec. 2023
  • But when September turned to October, the other shoe dropped – in the form of Stormy Daniels.
    — Andrea Bernstein, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
  • But having worked together on over a dozen projects, Burton almost always turns to her when assembling his team of artisans.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Neither of them were worried about the procedure, as young women are increasingly turning to IUDs as a form of contraception.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024

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